All Europe
- First LookPowerful earthquakes rattle central ItalyStrong earthquakes caused injuries and widespread damage, but no fatalities, in central Italy overnight Wednesday.
In Russia's cyberscene: Kremlin desires, private hackers, and patriotismPinning down specific Russian responsibility for hacking incidents is complicated by Russia's cybersecurity model. Most of the IT expertise lies in the private sector, and the Kremlin itself is surprisingly not tech-savvy.
Italy struck by two earthquakes within hoursThe first quake carried a magnitude of 5.4, but the second one was eight times stronger at 6.1, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.聽
France: authorities declare 'Jungle' migrant camp emptyThe聽evacuation was accelerated because some of the frustrated, departing migrants set fire to parts of the burgeoning slum.
As France relocates Calais refugees, can technology help?As European governments grapple with the migration crisis, volunteers and entrepreneurs 鈥� some of them migrants themselves 鈥� are turning to new technologies.
To diversify French offices, a recruiter redefines the 'perfect' resumeCandidates from the 'banlieue' 鈥� Parisian suburbs that are heavily immigrant and low-income 鈥� often are overlooked by prospective employers.聽
First LookBelfast bakery loses appeal on 'gay cake' ruling'Gay cake' ruling: A Belfast bakery has lost an appeal of a 2015 court ruling that it discriminated against a gay man by refusing to bake a cake with a message promoting marriage equality.- First LookFrance clears the 'Jungle' refugee camp in CalaisIn what French officials are characterizing as a humanitarian operation,聽authorities are closing down the slum-like camp in Calais, beginning Monday.
Russia's only presidential library keeps the fires burning for Boris YeltsinRussia's first president remains a controversial figure in his native land, where he is seen by some as a founding father and others as a man who nearly destroyed the country.
UK to pardon thousands convicted under past anti-gay lawsThe Ministry of Justice said the pardons apply to men convicted for consensual same-sex sexual relations before homosexuality was decriminalized several decades ago.聽
First Look'Turing law' to pardon thousands of gay men convicted under former UK lawThe Government's support for the 'Turing law' means that thousands convicted of 'gross indecency' could see that conviction wiped off the books, including many thousands of men who are no longer living.
The ExplainerUS, Britain weigh new sanctions on Russia. But have the old ones worked?Though Russia's economy has suffered in recent years, due in part to Western sanctions over Russian activities in Ukraine, the Kremlin 鈥� and the Russian public 鈥� have shown little sign of yielding.
Dentists say tests can't determine migrants' ageSpurred by the arrival of young adults from Syria and Afghanistan this week, Conservative UK lawmaker David Davies wants to test whether migrants are children before admitting them. The catch? Clinical tests don't work, experts say.
In Paris, refugee crisis puts new strain on city's homelessness problemMigrants,聽as they wait for their asylum applications to be processed, are increasingly ending up on the streets of the French capital, adding to the tens of thousands already there.
Merkel to host Putin, Poroshenko for Ukrainian peace summitAmid increasingly murky relations between Russia and the West, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is hosting a summit in Berlin to try to bring peace to the conflict between the Ukrainian government and pro-Russia separatists.
WikiLeaks: Assange's internet link 'severed' by state actorEcuador's Foreign Ministry released a brief statement that didn't mention the Internet cut off, but reaffirmed its decision to grant Assange asylum.
First LookAustrian government to demolish house where Hitler was bornThe building, which has served as an attraction for neo-Nazis, will be replaced with one that has nothing to do with the fascist dictator.
Brexit begins to feel too real for high-skill EU citizens in BritainWhile Britain is generally in favor of letting non-British residents with high-end skills stay after Brexit, its increasingly hostile rhetoric is making exactly those people question the wisdom of remaining.
How Boris Johnson flip-flopped on BrexitBritain's foreign secretary wrote an unpublished column against leaving the European Union. Johnson says he penned the piece to clarify his thoughts on the issue.聽
At odds but bound together, Europe and Russia struggle over SyriaThe war of words over Syria聽鈥� including accusations of Russian war crimes in Aleppo聽鈥� has relations between Moscow and Brussels at their worst in years. But both sides recognize that nothing can be done without the other.
